Topic: Alan Krueger

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Aardvark Effect
Episode 335 1:26:14 - 1:29:35

335: Aardvark Effect

Alan Krueger Nominated as Economic Advisor

President Obama nominated Alan Krueger to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. Krueger is notably the author of "What Makes a Terrorist," a book that examines the demographics and motivations of terrorists through an economic lens. The hosts find it significant that an expert on "lone wolf" domestic terrorism is now a top economic advisor.